The DDT Universal Championship (Japanese: DDT UNIVERSAL王座, Hepburn: DDT Yunibāsaru Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. Announced on December 28, 2019, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand internationally and reach a larger audience.
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Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||||||
Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | December 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Mao | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | November 12, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The current champion is Mao who is in his second reign.
History
editOn January 7, 2020, it was announced that the inaugural match would pit Konosuke Takeshita against Chris Brookes.[1] Brookes won the title at Into The Fight 2020, on February 23, 2020. As he was making his victory speech, Brookes was ambushed by Daisuke Sasaki who challenged him for the title before stealing the belt.[2][3] Sasaki went on to defeat Brookes for the title at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, on March 20.[4] Brookes captured the title back in the main event of DDT TV Show! #8, on June 27. He successfully defended it against his fellow Englishman Drew Parker on September 7, at Get Alive 2020 and then against Naomi Yoshimura on October 10, at DDT TV Show! #9.[5] Yuki Ueno captured the title on November 3 at Ultimate Party 2020.[6] He then successfully defended it against Mao on November 8, at DDT TV Show! #11.[7]
Reigns
editAs of August 27, 2024, there have been a total of 12 reigns shared between eight different wrestlers. Mao is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Matt Cardona for the title in a No Disqualification match at DDT's Ultimate Party 2023 on November 12, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
Combined reigns
editAs of August 27, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champions |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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1 | Yuki Ueno | 2 | 8 | 437 |
2 | Mao † | 2 | 12 | 362+ |
3 | Daisuke Sasaki | 2 | 7 | 310 |
4 | Chris Brookes | 2 | 2 | 155 |
5 | Tetsuya Endo | 1 | 1 | 124 |
6 | Matt Cardona | 1 | 1 | 112 |
7 | Masahiro Takanashi | 1 | 1 | 80 |
8 | Naruki Doi | 1 | 1 | 67 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (January 7, 2020). "2月23日後楽園大会追加カード決定/竹下とクリスが初代DDT UNIVERSAL王座を争う" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "DDT "D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!" Results". Dramatic DDT. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "DDTが新たに「DDT UNIVERSAL王座」創設ほか". Weekly Pro-Wrestling Mobile Premium (in Japanese). December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "DDT "JUDGEMENT 2020 ~DDT 23RD ANNIVERSARY~" Results". Dramatic DDT. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "DDT Universal Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Party 2020". DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "DDT TV SHOW #11". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese).
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 23, 2020). "DDT Into The Fight 2020 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 20, 2020). "DDT Judgement 2020 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 27, 2020). "DDT TV Show! #8 - TV-Show @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 3, 2020). "DDT Ultimate Party 2020 - TV-Show @ Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (August 21, 2021). "WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (March 20, 2022). Judgement2022~DDT旗揚げ25周年記念大会~. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (June 1, 2022). What are you doing 2022. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Jake R. (August 25, 2022). "DDT WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (January 13, 2023). Sweet Dreams!2022 TOUR in SHINJUKU~FIRE!~. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ 東京・後楽園ホール「Judgement2023〜後楽園史上最長5時間スペシャル〜」. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (July 23, 2023). "DDT Pro-Wrestling 'Wrestle Peter Pan' Results (7/23/23): Chris Brookes, Matt Cardona win titles, Desperado vs. Sasaki". postwrestling.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate Party 2023". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 12, 2023.